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🌱 Fast-Growing Food Hall Celebrates Central MA Opening
Be sure to catch Begonia and Gesneriad Show and Sale on the Marlborough Patch calendar

Hi Marlborough! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- New Central MA food hall expands dining options near Marlborough
- Motorcyclist hits bear on Worcester County road
- How Moderna's Marlborough plant could power personalized mRNA cancer care
Also on today's calendar: Begonia and Gesneriad Show and Sale and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 76 and low of 59 degrees.
- Thursday: A passing afternoon shower, temps: high: 78, low: 66.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 77 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fast-Growing Food Hall Celebrates Central MA Opening — Central Massachusetts residents are getting a new fast-growing food hall option, expanding a popular dining concept in the region and adding another destination for local food lovers within easy reach of Marlborough. (Worcester Patch)
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• Motorcyclist Crashes Into Bear In Worcester County — A motorcyclist collided with a bear on a Worcester County road, highlighting wildlife dangers on regional routes frequently used by Marlborough-area drivers. (Worcester Patch)
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• How AI paved the way for customized mRNA cancer treatments (bioxconomy.com) — Moderna's Marlborough facility is being readied to manufacture tens of thousands of personalized mRNA melanoma treatments, as experts explain how AI designs these bespoke cancer drugs and how regulators are grappling with bias and safety oversight.
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📸 Around Marlborough
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Marlborough
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★ Featured events ★
- Begonia and Gesneriad Show and Sale →
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, 11 French Dr, Boylston
10:00 am - Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
10:00 am - Customer Appreciation Day at Green Meadows Dispensary →
239 Boston Post Rd W, Marlboro
9:00 am - Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum →
Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, 241 Wellesley St, Weston
10:00 am - Miles For Mutts 5k →
Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
10:00 am
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
Saturday September 26
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- Fall Container Planting Workshop →
Russell's Garden Center, 397 Boston Post Rd, Wayland
11:00 am - Spaghetti Supper →
First Church Marlborough, 37 High St, Marlboro
5:00 pm - Boston to Host 1,800+ for Evening of Meditation with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar →
Boston Marriott Copley Place, 110 Huntington Ave, Boston
7:00 pm - Ballet Magnificat! Performs Anchored: The Pilgrim Story →
Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St, Worcester
7:00 pm - Thrifting Market →
Memorial Congregational Church, 26 Concord Rd, Sudbury
9:00 am - Catnip Junkies →
Sudbury Meetinghouse, 327 Concord Rd, Sudbury
5:00 pm - Hillside Lower School (Grades K-3): Virtual Open House →
Zoom
12:30 pm - Hillside Lower School Open House →
204 Robin Hill St, Marlboro
11:00 am
Saturday September 19
Wednesday September 23
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
Tuesday September 29
Saturday October 3
📣 Marlborough Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Manpower posted a job opening for Machine Operator 1st and 2nd Shift in Marlborough. Apply here.
- Resort Lifestyle Communities posted a job opening for PM Kitchen Helper in Marlborough. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marlborough here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hudson
- Women's Soccer Defeated by Hamilton, 3-0 (babsonathletics.com)
- Patricia Mary Lange (ledgertranscript.com)
Northborough
- Northborough Fire Selects New Fire Chief (patch.com)
- Former Northborough Man Pleads Guilty To Steroid Trafficking, Firearm Charges (patch.com)
Stow
- What is Masters Academy International's plan for boys soccer? (soccerjournal.com)
- Ullery's butternut squash vine reaches 30 feet (mycountylink.com)
- Press Release Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $2M in Fire Safety Funding (mass.gov)
Ok Marlborough! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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